Improvement in safety-bridles



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JAMES" WEATHERHVEAD', orr sAN- Josu, cALIFoRNA;

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` Toall whom it mag/"concern: i

,WEATHERHEAD, of` San Jose, county of'S'anta `Clara, State ofCalifornia,

` t hare invented an Improved Safety-Bridle ;-and I do f hereby declarethe `following description and accom- 1 The scheduleeferred to in theseLetters Patent: and 'making part of the same.

` Be it knownthat I, JAMES panying drawing are sucient to enable anyperson skilled in the art `or. sciencelftowhich it most nearly,{appertains to make and usemy said invention o1' improvements without"`fl'lrther invention or experi- `ment. i

My improvement'indbridlesrelates to that classof bridlesin'whiehvfalce-strapswhichare secured to the rings of the bitsfpassupoverthehead of the horse `and between hisears", i j

t In the above-named` class l of bridles these 'straps ,i pass throughloops 4onthec'rown-piece and down upon p eachfside ofthe horses necktothe `ordinary bridlel, reins,"to`which they are attached, and simplyserve to keep the horsesheadinwan uprightpositiou'while p traveling.V lA l My improvement consists in attaching the two facestraps to aringuponftheherses head. Short straps thenconnect ifrornfthisrihgto'thebridle-reins upon eachside, which :serve the` jsame purpose asthe sidev strapsabove mentioned.

` Besides these straps I attach a single rein to the ysaine ring, whichpasses `tothe `hands of the driver,

and with which he caninstantly throw the Yhorses i head into the' air bya slight' pull, and :preventxhhn from eitherrunning, kicking',` or`doing otherl damage. y

In order to 'explain'my invention so that `others t will understand its"construction and operation, refer'- ence is had'tolthe accompanyingdrawingforining a `part of `this specification, inwhiclrt Al representsthe bit of any bridle' "or head-stall, and

b b,`the ringsr towhich` cheek-straps are at.

ltached. g

C represents the` crown-piece.

p i 'lhe; faeeistraps'` l d are attachedone to` each of the "Irings bb,andgpass `up between the horses eyes and `through loopse on thecrownfpiece. At `thispoint 1 the two straps are attached to a ring, f.)

'Shortstraps g thenA connect this ring with the bridle or check-reins B,and may be extensible, if desired,

Vby uniting each strap in the middle by a buckle, so

that they may be'v lengthened' or taken up to fit any horse.

` Securedl to the ring fis a singlestrap, D, whichis long enough to passto the driver, so as to be used in cases of necessity. Y a

`Should thehorse at any time become unruly or endeavor to run away,apull upon this strap-D will draw the face-straps upward, andconsequently draw thebit to the upper portion of his month so as tothrow his nose into the air, in which position he is incapable offurther action; but as soon as the strap or rein D is released the bitwill cease to pull-upward and the horses head will be free. l p

Ii' desired, the strap D can have one end secured to one of the terrets,and pass from thence forward l through the ring j', andagain backthrough the opposite terret along with the rein. 1n this case a greaterleverage will be obtained to draw upon the Abit.

By theY use of this strap and ring I put the horse entirely under thecontrol of the rider or driver, as

upon the rst indication of unruliness a 4pull upon the described. t 1 ln`witness that the above-described invention i's claimed by me I havehereunto set lmy hand and seal.

Witnesses:

ROBERT SCOTT, Gao. H. STRONG.

JAMES WEATHERHEAD; [1.. s]

